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  • present participle of exact.
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exacting

[ig-zak-ting] / ɪgˈzæk tɪŋ /


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Yet other, more controversial projects, exacting irreversible change to capital institutions, are facing greater opposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But his exacting standards and quick temper—to say nothing of his combustible relationship with the ensemble’s formidable chief executive, Ernest Fleischmann—resulted in Mr. Thomas’s unceremonious departure from the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He was exacting, charming and merciless in equal measure.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, however, supplied the argument’s most exacting skepticism, and likely the cleanest window into which a center-right majority might land.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

For years, he and Madame Lavoisier occupied themselves with extremely exacting studies requiring the finest measurements.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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